Collections Trust

British charity The Collections TrustThe Collections Trust logoFounded1977Location(s)Collections TrustRich Mix35-47 Bethnal Green RoadLondon, E1 6LARegion servedInternationalProductsCollections management standards, publications and eventsKey peopleKevin Gosling, Chief ExecutiveWebsitewww.collectionstrust.org.ukFormerly calledMuseum Documentation Association The Collections Trust is an independent UK-based charity that works with museums, libraries, galleries and archives worldwide to improve the management and use of collections. It was established in February 1977 as the Museum Documentation Association (MDA) and re-launched as the Collections Trust in 2008. Its head office is in Shoreditch, London. Mission and aims Collections Trust helps museums capture and share the information that gives their objects meaning. Our standards and advice are used around the world to make museum collections accessible. The Collections Trust is a registered charity (Registered No. 273984). The charitable purposes were set out in 1977 and are: To promote the education of the public by the development of museums and similar organisations by all appropriate methods; To develop, promote, maintain and